Ruby Bluen's cheeks flushed slightly. She gave him a playful glare, feigning anger, but her heart was sweet as honey.
Such closeness, such sweetness... she had only witnessed it between her sister and Glades. She never imagined she would experience it herself.
Seeing the subtle intimacy between the young couple, both sets of parents exchanged knowing glances. They smiled faintly and tactfully looked away, allowing the pair to use every meal to whisper endearments and deepen their affection.
The two of them seemed eager to make up for all the time they had lost.
The wedding date for Ruby Bluen and Marcel Horne was set for the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, less than a month away.
Once the wedding date was set, both families began to get busy again.
